Grocery prices cheaper this month, Alabama Farmers Federation says

Alabama shoppers are seeing lower prices at the grocery, particularly at the dairy case, according to the Alabama Farmers Federation.

The average price for a dozen eggs has fallen 17 cents to $1.15, the group says.

The group's monthly shopping survey found that a basket of 20 common grocery items averaged $50.68 this month, down 2 percent from a month earlier.

Prices in the dairy case continue to plummet -- good news for shoppers but bad news for struggling dairy farmers who, over the past year, have seen the average price paid to them fall to less than half their cost of production. Prices for milk and eggs fell again.

Shoppers are found cheaper prices for many cuts of meat, the group said. Read the report.